Students talking in class? Teach from the back
Stepping away from the front of the lecture hall renders educators more approachable, and more able to catch the eye of a student looking confused or manage unwarranted chatter
December 8, 2025
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Team teaching 101
When faculty collaborate in the classroom, students gain multiple perspectives on complex material while new academics learn the craft of teaching from more experienced colleagues
December 8, 2025 -
The practicalities of co-creation with students
A guide to collaborating with students to shape teaching, curricula and assessments, and support research, based on insights from academics who are successfully using co-creation all over the world
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Three ways to use co-creation to embed critical thinking
Students need critical thinking skills to deal with the challenges the future holds. Here’s how co-creation in the classroom can help prepare them
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Embracing co-creation through experiential learning
Co-creation cultivates skills and mindsets that traditional classrooms may not be able to provide. For instructors, sharing control with students can result in a richer, more dynamic educational experience for all, writes Ed Berger
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Co-created research to boost a student mentoring scheme
A foundation mentoring scheme helped students widen their networks. But how to increase participation? Involving students in a co-creation research project provided the answer
November 24, 2025 -
Co-creation that treats students as collaborators, not consultants
When students believe their opinions matter, their creativity, confidence and sense of belonging grow – and so does the impact of your work. Here are five practical ways to bring students ‘behind the camera’ in co-curricular programme design
November 21, 2025 -
Reflections on impact and co-creation in academic podcasting
What are researchers to do when conversations around vital topics such as the future of democracy are not reaching beyond academia? An academic podcast has proved effective in taking the conversation to the public and policymakers
September 24, 2025 -
Principles and practicalities of partnership working with students
For effective co-creation with students, university leaders need to move beyond surveys and get them involved in decision-making. The Russell Group institutions together set out best practice steps for doing this
April 30, 2025 -
Shape the next generation of project managers with co-creation
A cross-disciplinary, student-led project to design a simulation tool helped students find a safe environment in which to practise their workplace skills. Here’s how it worked
April 1, 2025 -
How to reimagine an existing subject
Immersive technology and student co-creation allowed educators to revamp a general education course. Here’s how they did it
February 28, 2025 -
Lessons from an interdisciplinary community engagement course for engineers
STEM curricula in the US don’t often expose students to perspectives on culture, history and power nor equip them with effective community engagement skills. Here, instructor and students share lessons from designing and teaching an interdisciplinary course that sought to address that gap
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How can Jenga build course co-creation?
Questions about accessibility led to events management students and educators using block towers to foster discussion of lived experiences and a sense of belonging. Here, Katy Proctor and Nick Davies offer their insights into co-creating module content
December 21, 2024 -
Students as partners in diversifying reading lists
Bringing the student voice into the creation of a toolkit to decolonise and diversify university reading lists was a key purpose of a library project. Here's what the team learnt about working in partnership with students
November 28, 2024 -
Find a balance with student-centredness
Student-centredness has become hugely popular in higher education over the past decade, but it has downsides as well as benefits. Can it truly be applicable across higher education, regardless of context?
August 15, 2024